Total Crime Rate
97.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pear Tree Drive area has the 38th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pear Tree Drive (B65 9QA) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pear Tree Drive (B65 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Oldbury Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackheath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Summer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Tree Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Tree Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Tree Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Angela Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Angela Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penncricket Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Penn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Habberley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Habberley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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